Two of this year’s Young Innovator Award winners, announced recently by Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust, are from Wales. Alex Newnes and Shannon Thomas have started the new year with a boost after winning a coveted award for their new business projects. The innovators from Wales looking to make the world a better place are: • Alex Newnes (27 years old, pictured left), Aberystwyth – who is trying to reduce the use of plastic in agriculture. Alex’s company PlantSea…
Businesses are being given access to a fully-funded suite of AI & automation tools to help them cope with the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Have free access to GoSmarter.ai: the project is funded by the UK Governments Research & Innovation department, Innovate UK, and has been developed by Artificial intelligence (AI) company Nightingale HQ. The first tool, released this week, supports businesses with their social media listening. It will listen out for mentions on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and…
#IdeasMeanBusiness Millions of budding ‘innovators’ think they have a great idea – but nearly half don’t think they could actually make it a reality. Nearly ½ of young people think their age is a barrier to business success, while less than a third of people over 45 feel the same. Research polling 2,000 UK adults found more than one in 10 have had a great idea they think they could make a fortune from, with 40% of young people claiming to have an innovative idea to make…
The search is on to find the inspirational business women who will take one of eight coveted places in the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards 2018, alongside a £50,000 grant and support package to help them reach their full potential as a female entrepreneur. Evidence shows that the proportion of UK women engaging in entrepreneurial activity is around half the level of men1, but encouragingly, since launching the inaugural Women in Innovation campaign in 2016, Innovate UK has seen a 70% increase in registrations for funding from female applicants. Having identified one of the main barriers for female…
Innovate UK announce the winners of its Ideas Mean Business Awards – 24 young British innovators with business ideas that tackle problems from urban overcrowding and unaffordable housing, to sustainable femcare and even the plastic polluting the world’s oceans. June 4th, 2018, London: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, announces the winners of its inaugural Ideas Mean Business Awards – the culmination of a campaign launched in 2017, in partnership with The Prince’s Trust, to engage young…
